CHAPTER 67: CHAPTER 065 SELF-CONTROL ACTUALLY DECLINED [HE’S BI+]

"Woken up?" Xie Jingchen shifted his petite wife’s body and turned her to face him directly.

He found that it seemed to have become a habit for his wife to sleep curled up, no matter how straight she laid before falling asleep. Once she was deep in slumber, she would instinctively curl up into a small ball, and even after he straightened her out, she couldn’t maintain the position for half an hour before seeking the most comfortable position for herself!

Yet he couldn’t bear to wake her, so he let her continue sleeping this way. Perhaps, deep down he knew he couldn’t always be by her side. Even if he straightened her sleeping posture these few days, once he left, her habits would still take over; such was her nature.

Knowing that he would soon be leaving her, his heart grew more accommodating and tolerant toward her.

"Hmm?! What time is it?" Zhang Shanni propped herself up on his chest, glanced up, and saw that it was really bright outside~ Was it noon or afternoon now?

"Don’t worry, it’s just past one o’clock. Are you hungry?" Xie Jingchen saw her little face scrunch up in panic at the time and hurriedly explained, "Elder brother’s wife’s family had something to take care of, so the eldest brother went with her. The fourth brother and his wife have gone to work. Even the wife of our fifth brother was sent back to the Wang Family by the fifth brother early in the morning. Little sister and the nephews have all gone to school, there’s no outsider at home, don’t be scared, no one will criticize you."

"Ah? Then where are mom and dad?" Zhang Shanni, after hearing his words, pulled back her still weak legs and exhaled with relief, only then realizing he hadn’t mentioned the two most important people!

"Today dad has to attend a meeting at the big brigade, and mom, being the head of households in the village, accompanied him."

"Aren’t we supposed to serve tea?" Zhang Shanni asked dumbly, isn’t serving tea a part of getting married?

"Serving tea? Didn’t we already serve tea during yesterday’s ceremony?" Xie Jingchen, not very familiar with these customs, replied casually.

"Oh, I must have remembered it wrong!"

"Are you hungry?" Seeing his wife’s bewildered and cute appearance, Xie Jingchen found her incredibly adorable and gave her little forehead a kiss.

"Hungry!" Zhang Shanni nodded hurriedly. The sight of his bright tiger eyes made her heart flutter, and nowadays, she was frightened to lie in the same bed with him!

She looked down and saw herself wearing a homemade mid-length autumn sleepwear and, feeling everything was in order, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Jingchen then picked her up and set her down at the edge of the bed. Once he saw she had properly put on her shoes, he gave her buttocks a gentle pat, "Go wash your face. I’ll heat up the food and bring it in for you."

Zhang Shanni took two steps back, covering her buttocks and blushing as she glared at him. As he sniffed his hand, she turned even redder with embarrassment and squealed in a low voice, "Pervert!" before swiftly running into the inner partition.

Xie Jingchen’s lips curved up in a smile, and he laughed heartily. Seeing his little wife move so quickly made him happy; her physical condition was good and she was recovering fast, which surely was his benefit!

Thinking this, he cheerfully pulled on his long pants, glancing at his reacting groin and coughed softly before seriously going to the stove to get the food he had been keeping warm.

After their union, his self-control seemed to have weakened, tsk.

Being Rong Wei after all, Xie Jingchen couldn’t afford to lose face too much in front of his little wife, and so he spent the entire afternoon just accompanying her in a nap. Truly, after eating, Zhang Shanni was so sleepy that she dozed off in his arms while sitting.

Considering his own physique and strength, Xie Jingchen could only touch his nose guiltily and gently placed her back onto the kang bed to let her sleep in properly once again.

In fact, the reason for Zhang Shanni’s condition was because of the Chaos Liquid she drank.

After drinking the Chaos Liquid, the human body can best repair its constitution during sleep.

Therefore, after consuming the Chaos Liquid, her outward energy dipped further. In a daze, she collapsed on Xie Jingchen and fell asleep.

This made Xie Jingchen truly worried; the previous night had been their wedding night, and he had indulged his desires, tiring her out so much that she slept in a daze all day. Fortunately, all the elders in the family had gone out to work, otherwise not only would his little wife be embarrassed, he would not fare well either.

Taking advantage of her sound sleep, Xie Jingchen carefully kneaded her small waist and slender arms and legs, giving her a thorough massage, all to make her feel better when she woke up.

As Xie Jingchen massaged his little wife, he couldn’t help but curse Zhang Zhiguo and his wife terribly in his heart.

Shanni’s frame was truly fragile and petite! Comparing the strength she had shown before him to her bodily structure, it was impossible for her bones to be so thin and frail unless it was the result of long-term nutritional neglect!

Comparing them to the Zhang Family’s Parents and Zhang Dongliang he had seen, who all looked plump and wealthy, it was obvious that all the good food and drink at home were reserved for themselves!

Shanni was clearly brave, daring to go up the mountain alone to secure food, which just showed how neglected she was at home!

Only someone who had gone hungry and suffered would pave their own way in secret while knowing they had both father and mother! Learning about his wife’s hardships at home, Xie Jingchen was determined to never recognize her parents and siblings for the rest of his life!

Shanni was oblivious to Xie Jingchen’s inner thoughts and what he might have imagined on his own. She just knew that when she woke up, it was as if her governor and conception vessels had been unblocked, and her whole body felt incredibly comfortable!

Don’t look at how a First-level Five Elements Crystal Core took a year to dissipate; as for human absorption, just ten hours were enough.

As the sun was slowly setting, Shanni finally woke up. When she did, she found the inner room silent and empty, and to her relief, the deceitful big man was nowhere to be seen!

How wonderful~

"Umm~~" She lazily stretched her waist and felt that her strength had returned to normal. Having eaten just before sleeping and now that it was just past four o’clock, only about three hours had gone by, and she didn’t feel hungry at all.

This was all thanks to the dab of Chaos Liquid she had drunk earlier; though it was only made with a Level 3 Crystal Core, its effects were exceptional in this era!

Filled with strength, her mood was great, and even if her material conditions were somewhat poor, she found it acceptable.

At the moment, she had only three formal outfits that she could wear out in public: one belonged to the original owner, one was borrowed from her little aunt, and the last was a special wedding outfit. Shanni felt the need to make a few more dresses for herself!

There was no helping it; she was in her honeymoon period, and other than the red bridal gown, she really couldn’t freely wear clothes that were either grey or black.

People, after all, should go with the flow! Although she was not afraid of any rumors or trouble, if they could live peacefully, why make life like a play, with constant chaos.

When she went to wash up, Shanni found something amiss!

Her skin, which should have been dark, seemed to lighten as if dyed when she wiped it gently with a towel—it ’faded’!

From a dull, dark tone to a glossy amber hue!

The towel stained with dark mud astonished Shanni.

She immediately took a mirror out of her Space and saw a dramatic improvement in her skin tone—just a bit lighter, and she would be a fair-skinned beauty, a genuine Xiao Mei!

Shanni was conflicted as she looked at herself. When she was too dark, it was bothersome; now that she had lightened so much, she couldn’t bring herself to feel happy, but felt even more vexed.

Because now, due to becoming more beautiful, she needed to put on makeup to ’darken’ her complexion... to prevent others from noticing the drastic change in her skin color!

Damn it, she had lifted a rock only to drop it on her own foot!

orz... Could things get any worse...?!

With furrowed brows, Shanni carefully applied a slightly lighter dark makeup, changed into her red outer garment, and then, feeling utterly drained, she left the left wing. As she approached the front courtyard, she immediately spotted her husband—